Wooden Toys

Tender Leaf Toy leads this collection with imaginative play sets, from farm, garden and pet scenes to vehicles, stacking toys, pull-along toys and storybook sets. Le Toy Van adds toy cars, construction vehicles and stacking dinosaurs, Uncle Goose brings alphabet and themed picture blocks, and Oli & Carol's fruit and vegetable baby cars are easy first toys.

Janod busy boards and activity panels, an Elegant Baby pull toy, a Jack Rabbit Creations rhythm shaker and a Speedy Monkey racer keep the youngest ones busy. These are thoughtful gifts for birthdays, baby showers and the holidays, and they look good left out on a playroom shelf.